In 1988, during a speech by Pope John Paul II to the European Parliament, Paisley, who was a Member of the European Parliament, held up a poster reading "Pope John Paul II Antichrist" and called, "I renounce you as the Antichrist".[2][3][4] In 1963 he held a rally to object to the lowering of the national flag at Belfast City Hall to mark the passing of Pope John XXIII.[5]

In 2007 Paisley became First Minister of the devolved Northern Ireland government, with Martin McGuiness, a senior Sinn Fein leader and former IRA commander in Londonderry, as his Deputy First Minister. Dr Paisley has announced his intention to step down as First Minister and DUP leader in May 2008.

References

↑McKittrick, David (24 May 2007). Ian Paisley: Can the Big Man say 'Yes'? The Independent.